This isn't really a garden thing. I live in an apartment complex so while there's shrubbery around, there's no large gardens. This thing was on my door. Sorry for quality of photo, I took it as a snapchat but no one I know can identify it. I live in Orange County, California so I'm not really used to seeing mysterious bugs. I wasn't close enough to tell if it has antennae (I was too scared to get really close). It's about the size of my hand (I'm a small female). It was very attached to my door. My friend would bat it off, but it just kept going back. I just want to make sure it's not dangerous or anything.
Some kind of bug on my door?
Hard to be sure from this image - there is no danger in getting closer for a better picture. It appears to have raptorial front legs like a praying mantis, so it's definitely a predator and thus likely beneficial...
Sanuye
Sep 29, 2014
Maybe a pregnant preying mantis? Like this one http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=8334
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